http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/coronation-street-star-questioned-over-crash-1816755.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/coronation-street-star-questioned-over-crash-1816755.html <p> Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas was questioned by police in connection with a drink-drive collision, it emerged today. </p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:12:20 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/thompson-talked-out-of-support-for-polanski-by-19yearold-student-1816553.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/thompson-talked-out-of-support-for-polanski-by-19yearold-student-1816553.html ]]> <p>Emma Thompson is an Oscar-winning actress whose charisma and outspoken personality have earned her admiration and a reputation as a "strong woman". </p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-britain-1816576.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-britain-1816576.html ]]> <p>I had the dubious pleasure four years ago of being hired to "work the room" with Mike Tyson on his first British after-dinner speaking tour. The crowds were big, but I was told: "No boxing questions. Don't ask his opinion on all those indiscretions both sides of the ropes." I wasn't even allowed to probe for answers to his very real boxing genius, and instead was restricted to asking him questions about Birmingham tumblers (it's a type of pigeon) and Wayne Rooney.</p> Others Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/my-week-general-sir-john-kiszely-1816595.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/my-week-general-sir-john-kiszely-1816595.html <p><b>Monday</b></p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/mann-returns-to-the-arms-of-his-wife-1816699.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/mann-returns-to-the-arms-of-his-wife-1816699.html ]]> <p> The mercenary Simon Mann, 57, celebrated his freedom with his wife, Amanda, yesterday as he thanked people for the "warmth" shown since his release from a 34-year jail sentence for his part in plotting a coup. </p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/miss-england-steps-down-after-arrest-1816286.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/miss-england-steps-down-after-arrest-1816286.html ]]> <p> Miss England Rachel Christie has relinquished her crown after being arrested on suspicion of a nightclub assault sparked by a row over a TV gladiator. </p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:51:49 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ryan-seacrest-stalker-pleads-not-guilty-1815287.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ryan-seacrest-stalker-pleads-not-guilty-1815287.html ]]> <p> A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge. </p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:23:14 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/brad-pitt-in-the-market-for-a-new-motorcycle-after-crash-1815281.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/brad-pitt-in-the-market-for-a-new-motorcycle-after-crash-1815281.html ]]> <p> Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle. </p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:06 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/fatherhood-keeps-conchords-stars-busy-1815275.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/fatherhood-keeps-conchords-stars-busy-1815275.html ]]> <p> Bret McKenzie isn't expecting to take a call from his homeland. </p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:16:52 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/struggling-small-business-bosses-are-quotmoanersquot-says-sir-alan-sugar-1815165.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/struggling-small-business-bosses-are-quotmoanersquot-says-sir-alan-sugar-1815165.html ]]> <p> Sir Alan Sugar dismissed bosses of struggling small businesses as "moaners" who "live in Disney World", it has been reported. </p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:27:11 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/struggling-small-business-bosses-are-quotmoanersquot-says-sir-alan-sugar-1814565.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/struggling-small-business-bosses-are-quotmoanersquot-says-sir-alan-sugar-1814565.html ]]> <p> Sir Alan Sugar dismissed bosses of struggling small businesses as &quot;moaners&quot; who &quot;live in Disney World&quot;, it has been reported. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:43:43 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hollywood-pressure-driving-russell-brand-to-the-barber-1814563.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hollywood-pressure-driving-russell-brand-to-the-barber-1814563.html ]]> <p> Russell Brand said he will cut his shaggy mane for the sake of his Hollywood career. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:39 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/ireland-star-odriscoll-plans-huge-wedding-1814557.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/ireland-star-odriscoll-plans-huge-wedding-1814557.html ]]> <p> Amy Huberman and Brian O'Driscoll will throw Ireland’s celebrity wedding of the summer after block-booking an entire five-star hotel for five days. </p> News & Comment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:16:47 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/westlifes-nicky-byrne-in-shock-at-sudden-death-of-father-1814482.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/westlifes-nicky-byrne-in-shock-at-sudden-death-of-father-1814482.html ]]> <p> Tributes were last night paid to the father of Westlife star Nicky Byrne, who died suddenly yesterday. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:51:29 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-grimes-to-perform-ghostbusters-1814473.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-grimes-to-perform-ghostbusters-1814473.html ]]> <p> Irish X Factor hopefuls John and Edward Grimes will be performing the Ghostbusters theme song on Saturday night, it can be revealed. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:39 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-homecoming-of-simon-mann-1814181.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-homecoming-of-simon-mann-1814181.html <p>With its sweeping views over the Solent, Palladian architecture and 20 acres of Hampshire pasture, Inchmery House stands in stark contrast to the concrete prison cell in Equatorial Guinea which Simon Mann had, until yesterday, called home.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/father-of-anthropology-dies-aged-100-1814203.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/father-of-anthropology-dies-aged-100-1814203.html <p>Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about the similarities between tribal and industrial societies, has died aged 100. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-most-unusual-celebrity-baby-names-1813915.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-most-unusual-celebrity-baby-names-1813915.html ]]> <p> As Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s son is welcomed into the world it seems that everyone is asking the same question: “Kai…really?” It's an unusual name choice but certainly not the worst in the world of celebrity baby names. At least it’s not Dwayne. </p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jonathanross-buys-david-bowie-selfportrait-for-pound20000-1813878.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jonathanross-buys-david-bowie-selfportrait-for-pound20000-1813878.html ]]> <p> Jonathan Ross forked out £20,000 at a charity auction last night for a self-portrait of his hero, David Bowie. </p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:50 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/kate-winslet-wins-payout-over-exercise-libel-1813837.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/kate-winslet-wins-payout-over-exercise-libel-1813837.html ]]> <p> Kate Winslet accepted £25,000 libel damages today over a claim that she publicly lied about her exercise regime. </p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:33:08 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/proud-rooneys-take-baby-kai-wayne-home-1813817.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/proud-rooneys-take-baby-kai-wayne-home-1813817.html ]]> <p> There were smiles all round today when Wayne and Coleen Rooney emerged from hospital with their new baby. </p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:09:24 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clooney-caught-in-crossfire-as-war-breaks-out-over-latest-film-1813635.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clooney-caught-in-crossfire-as-war-breaks-out-over-latest-film-1813635.html ]]> <p>The writer and journalist Jon Ronson must have been thrilled when he learned that George Clooney and Ewan McGregor were to be cast in a film inspired by his book, The Men Who Stare at Goats.</p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/first-black-female-winner-for-frances-top-literary-prize-1813643.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/first-black-female-winner-for-frances-top-literary-prize-1813643.html ]]> <p>The French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye yesterday became the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize.</p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/baby-boy-for-wayne-rooney-and-coleen-1813398.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/baby-boy-for-wayne-rooney-and-coleen-1813398.html ]]> <p> England footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen today gave birth to a baby boy. </p> Premier League Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:56 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/stephen-gately-may-not-have-made-a-will-1813433.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/stephen-gately-may-not-have-made-a-will-1813433.html ]]> <p> Friends of Boyzone star Stephen Gately fear he may not have made a will. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:26:08 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/rebecca-adlington-slams-bbc-over-frankie-boyle-rebuke-1813432.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/rebecca-adlington-slams-bbc-over-frankie-boyle-rebuke-1813432.html ]]> <p> Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington's agent said the BBC did not take tough enough action against a comedian who joked on TV about her appearance. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:24:10 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/x-factors-rachel-cries-her-heart-out-as-irish-jedward-twins-survive-1813414.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/x-factors-rachel-cries-her-heart-out-as-irish-jedward-twins-survive-1813414.html ]]> <p> X Factor's most controversial act has survived another week after the public gave their rendition of Queen's We Will Rock You the thumbs up. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:45:09 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/tweetness-and-light-as-fry-ends-twitter-spat-1813170.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/tweetness-and-light-as-fry-ends-twitter-spat-1813170.html ]]> <p>Even by the speedy pace of life in the twittersphere, it was one of the shortest break-ups in history. After being called "boring" by a fellow twitterer, Stephen Fry shocked his near-million followers by announcing: "I retire from Twitter henceforward. Bye everyone." Twelve hours later, however, he was back, apologetic, and feeling "more sheepish than a sheep and more twattish than a twat".</p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sir-elton-doing-fine-after-e-coli-leaves-the-rocket-man-grounded-1813175.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sir-elton-doing-fine-after-e-coli-leaves-the-rocket-man-grounded-1813175.html ]]> <p>Sir Elton John was receiving treatment in hospital yesterday after contracting a "serious" case of E. coli infection while suffering from a bout of influenza. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/henry-mcnish-the-shipwright-shackleton-forgot-1813181.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/henry-mcnish-the-shipwright-shackleton-forgot-1813181.html ]]> <p>It was the greatest snub in the golden age of exploration. When Ernest Shackleton returned in 1917 from his failed mission to conquer the Antarctic, it fell within his gift to recommend his men for the Polar Medal. Of the 27 who served beneath him during the attempt to cross the continent via the South Pole, all but four had their names put forward to King George V. The decision to leave out three trawlermen – Vincent, Holness and Stephenson – was regrettable. But the omission of the fourth, Henry "Chippy" McNish, has rankled with polar enthusiasts and, say some, has blemished the reputation of Shackleton himself.</p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/toy-boy-joy-in-praise-of-the-younger-man-1812767.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/toy-boy-joy-in-praise-of-the-younger-man-1812767.html ]]> <p>The patronising headline said it all: "Taylor-Wood, 42, casts leading man, 19, as her husband" – implying that my friend Sam is calling the shots in her relationship. Why do people think that an older women will be able to boss her younger bloke about just because she's been around longer? In my experience it doesn't happen. One of the reasons I've found younger men so attractive is precisely because you can't order them about. </p> News Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/laureate-to-help-storytelling-live-happily-ever-after-1812920.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/laureate-to-help-storytelling-live-happily-ever-after-1812920.html <p>Are you sitting comfortably? Then let's begin. Britain is to have its first laureate for storytelling. Taffy Thomas has been waxing lyrical, spinning yarns, telling tall tales and holding children and adults spellbound with his repertoire of 300 stories culled from oral sources for the past 30 years.</p> News Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gavin-and-stacey--the-final-chapter-1811913.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gavin-and-stacey--the-final-chapter-1811913.html <p> Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page said the show's next series was probably its last. </p> News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:37:10 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/actor-dennis-hopper-battling-prostate-cancer-1811912.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/actor-dennis-hopper-battling-prostate-cancer-1811912.html ]]> <p> Actor Dennis Hopper is suffering from prostate cancer and cancelling all travel plans to focus on his treatment, his manager told media yesterday. </p> News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:36:06 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/like-father-like-son-prince-edwards-australian-gaffe-1811699.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/like-father-like-son-prince-edwards-australian-gaffe-1811699.html ]]> <p>It's another royal blunder Down Under. Seven years after his father marked a visit to Australia by asking an aborigine if he was still "throwing spears", Prince Edward has sparked fresh controversy by saying that the death of a teenager during a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition could encourage other children to take part in the scheme.</p> News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/after-59-years-the-voice-of-phil-archer-dies-1811712.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/after-59-years-the-voice-of-phil-archer-dies-1811712.html <p>Norman Painting, the voice of Phil Archer for 59 years on the Radio 4 soap The Archers, died yesterday at the age of 85.</p> TV & Radio Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ashcroft--belize-the-only-thing-he-respects-is-dollars-1811725.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ashcroft--belize-the-only-thing-he-respects-is-dollars-1811725.html ]]> <p>"Lord Ashcroft? I can tell you about Lord Ashcroft. Let me tell you all about that man." The question ignites Stanley Thomas, an energetic taxi driver, who hulks his giant frame across the road, from where he'd been touting for business in the blazing sun of grimy, downtown Belize City. "We Belizeans are wise. We are not stupid any more. We are not the same people we were 20 years ago. We are wising up every day and we are very proud of what our prime minister is doing."</p> Americas Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/charlize-theron-told-hands-off-mandela-1811733.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/charlize-theron-told-hands-off-mandela-1811733.html ]]> <p>Neither presidents nor film stars are safe from moves to protect the image of Nelson Mandela. Actress Charlize Theron has become the latest person to fall foul of the protectors of the 91-year-old icon's legacy. </p> Africa Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-top-dead-earners-1811412.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-top-dead-earners-1811412.html ]]> <p> Forbes magazine has released its annual list of top-earning dead celebrities, placing fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent first. </p> News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:35:33 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jackson-fails-to-reach-top-spot-in-earnings-chart-1811396.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jackson-fails-to-reach-top-spot-in-earnings-chart-1811396.html <p> Despite raking in millions of dollars through the sale of rights to footage of his final rehearsals, Michael Jackson is not the top-earning dead celebrity, a new survey has found. </p> News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:38:47 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/david-shepherd-a-life-devoted-to-the-spirit-of-cricket-not-just-its-laws-1810955.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/david-shepherd-a-life-devoted-to-the-spirit-of-cricket-not-just-its-laws-1810955.html ]]> <p>It was always reassuring to see David Shepherd's name at the bottom of a scorecard on the first morning of a match you were playing in. Shepherd, who died on Monday at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer, brought calm authority and fun to every game of cricket he umpired . Working with him was a pleasure, and not just because I was the beneficiary of a few dodgy lbw decisions.</p> Cricket Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arnie-claims-xrated-email-was-in-fact-an-8-billionto1-coincidence-1811129.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arnie-claims-xrated-email-was-in-fact-an-8-billionto1-coincidence-1811129.html ]]> <p>As an action hero, his catchphrases ranged from "hasta la vista" to "I'll be back". As a cigar-chomping legislator he branded "gutless" opponents "girlie men". Now Arnold Schwarzenegger has expanded his political lexicon into the time-honoured realm of bar-room vulgarity. </p> Americas Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-lawton-the-highs-and-lows-of-a-tennis-superstar-1811141.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-lawton-the-highs-and-lows-of-a-tennis-superstar-1811141.html ]]> <p> His former lover Barbra Streisand sent him flowers and called him her Zen Buddha, but that was when Andre Agassi was a young and apparently uncomplicated god of sport.</p> News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/barbara-windsor-calls-time-on-eastenders-role-1810795.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/barbara-windsor-calls-time-on-eastenders-role-1810795.html ]]> <p> Peggy Mitchell is leaving Albert Square, it was announced today, and the EastEnders scriptwriters must now decide whether she goes vertically or horizontally. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:24 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gary-glitter-faces-death-penalty-in-fictional-tv-drama-1810810.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gary-glitter-faces-death-penalty-in-fictional-tv-drama-1810810.html <p> Fallen pop star and sex offender Gary Glitter is to face the death penalty in a fictionalised Channel 4 drama. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:42 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hulk-hogan-returning-to-pro-wrestling-1810796.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hulk-hogan-returning-to-pro-wrestling-1810796.html <p> Hulk Hogan is returning to the profession - but not to the organization - that made him a household name. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:29:22 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/tv-chef-marco-pierre-white-wins-appeal-against-court-ruling-1810309.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/tv-chef-marco-pierre-white-wins-appeal-against-court-ruling-1810309.html ]]> <p> TV chef Marco Pierre White today won his appeal against a High Court ruling which halted his action against the leading divorce lawyers representing his estranged wife. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:42 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/daniel-daylewis-honoured-with-british-award-1810241.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/daniel-daylewis-honoured-with-british-award-1810241.html ]]> <p> Hollywood star Daniel Day-Lewis is to receive an honour from the British Independent Film Awards. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:32:30 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/fans-flock-to-london-for-premiere-of-michael-jackson-film-this-is-it-1810232.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/fans-flock-to-london-for-premiere-of-michael-jackson-film-this-is-it-1810232.html ]]> <p> Michael Jackson fans are expected to flock to London tonight for a premiere of a film showing the late entertainer rehearsing for live shows which would never happen. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:33 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gordon-ramsay-takes-cosmetic-work-on-the-chin-1810110.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gordon-ramsay-takes-cosmetic-work-on-the-chin-1810110.html ]]> <p> Gordon Ramsay has told how he underwent a painful beauty treatment to have the deep grooves on his chin filled in, on the advice of Simon Cowell. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:24:17 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscarwinning-director-why-im-leaving-scientology-1809929.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscarwinning-director-why-im-leaving-scientology-1809929.html ]]> <p>Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning film-maker, has resigned from the Church of Scientology in an explosive letter that damns what he calls the organisation's "hate-filled" and "bigoted" opposition to gay marriage.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-heartthrob-robert-pattinson-voted-favourite-vampire-1809731.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-heartthrob-robert-pattinson-voted-favourite-vampire-1809731.html ]]> <p> Twilight heart-throb Robert Pattinson's character Edward Cullen has been hailed film buffs' favourite movie vampire. </p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:55:51 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/man-accused-of-attacking-leona-lewis-is-sectioned-1809712.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/man-accused-of-attacking-leona-lewis-is-sectioned-1809712.html <p> A man accused of assaulting pop star Leona Lewis is not fit to attend court, a judge was told today. </p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:09:34 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/restaurant-critic-gill-delights-in-killing-a-baboon-1809413.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/restaurant-critic-gill-delights-in-killing-a-baboon-1809413.html ]]> <p>His hunting credentials include pheasant-seeking missions to Wiltshire with Jeremy Clarkson, and trigger-happy deliberations with the chef Marco Pierre White moments before they despatched a deer.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/strained-morrissey-discharged-from-hospital-1809422.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/strained-morrissey-discharged-from-hospital-1809422.html ]]> <p>The singer Morrissey was discharged from hospital last night after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/i-have-cancer-says-lloyd-webber-1809423.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/i-have-cancer-says-lloyd-webber-1809423.html ]]> <p>Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The Oscar-winning composer of some of the most successful British musicals of all time has been admitted to hospital and is undergoing treatment. </p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/beauty-and-the-brain-so-what-attracted-you-to-a-short-balding-egomaniac-1808973.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/beauty-and-the-brain-so-what-attracted-you-to-a-short-balding-egomaniac-1808973.html <p>When Salman Rushdie returned from his honeymoon with supermodel Padma Lakshmi in 2004, he was asked how he was enjoying married life. Rushdie snapped: "Why do people only want to talk to me about being married these days?" and flounced off.</p> News Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/a-firstclass-recovery-from-hopeless-case-to-graduate-1808991.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/a-firstclass-recovery-from-hopeless-case-to-graduate-1808991.html ]]> <p>Eleanor Longden was revising for her final university exams in May when she was interrupted by a hostile middle-aged man, who barked: "Stop! You can't do this; you're going to fail. You're not good enough to get a degree." Nine other people joined his tirade in a chorus of noisy abuse as Ms Longden, 27, tried to concentrate on studying. </p> News Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/morrissey-ill-after-stage-collapse-1809210.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/morrissey-ill-after-stage-collapse-1809210.html <p>Singer Morrissey was taken to hospital unconscious and with breathing problems after collapsing on stage in Swindon last night. </p> News Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/reluctant-pinup-marianne-faithfull-reveals-how-she-was-damaged-by-her-early-brush-with-fame-1809148.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/reluctant-pinup-marianne-faithfull-reveals-how-she-was-damaged-by-her-early-brush-with-fame-1809148.html ]]> <p>She was the Sixties pin-up whose beauty bewitched Mick Jagger and inspired some of the Rolling Stones' most famous songs, but Marianne Faithfull has revealed that she hates the way she looks, can't bear to see photographs of herself and is still dealing with the damaging effects of being catapulted to fame at a young age. </p> News Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/judge-declares-mistrial-in-travolta-extortion-case-1807653.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/judge-declares-mistrial-in-travolta-extortion-case-1807653.html ]]> <p>A judge declared a surprise mistrial late on Thursday in the case of two Bahamians accused of attempting to extort $25m (£15m) from the film star John Travolta in connection with the January death on the islands of his 16-year-old son, Jett Travolta.</p> News Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-postal-system-is-reliant-on-minimum-wage-temps-1807132.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-postal-system-is-reliant-on-minimum-wage-temps-1807132.html <p> I have just completed an eight-hour shift without a lunch break (because I’m only technically “employed” for five hours I only have a tea break) consisting of three separate delivery rounds plus sorting. </p> News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:31:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/katherine-jenkins-tells-of-rape-attempt-ordeal-1807112.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/katherine-jenkins-tells-of-rape-attempt-ordeal-1807112.html <p> Classical singer Katherine Jenkins has re-lived her "terrifying" ordeal when a violent attacker tried to rape her. </p> News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:07:08 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/supermodel-lily-cole-launches-rainforest-rescue-1807097.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/supermodel-lily-cole-launches-rainforest-rescue-1807097.html ]]> <p> Model Lily Cole launched a campaign yesterday to save one billion trees in the Amazon rainforest. </p> Green Living Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:37:55 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/forget-eric-the-eel-meet-the-snow-leopard-1806888.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/forget-eric-the-eel-meet-the-snow-leopard-1806888.html ]]> <p>He bills himself as the "Snow Leopard" – even though he saw snow for the first time just five years ago. Meet Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Ghana's first professional skier who has defied extraordinary odds to qualify for the Vancouver Games in February.</p> Olympics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/leading-physicist-to-replace-stephen-hawking-in-university-role-1806558.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/leading-physicist-to-replace-stephen-hawking-in-university-role-1806558.html <p> One of the world's leading theoretical physicists was today preparing to replace one of the world's best-known scientists in one of the world's most famous academic jobs, Cambridge University said. </p> Education News Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:27:59 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jenson-buttons-bugatti-veyron-supercar-up-for-sale--a-snip-at-pound899995-1806522.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jenson-buttons-bugatti-veyron-supercar-up-for-sale--a-snip-at-pound899995-1806522.html ]]> <p> A supercar owned by newly-crowned Formula One world champion Jenson Button has been put up for sale for almost £900,000. </p> News Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:43:07 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/campaigner-ludovic-kennedy-dies-aged-89-1805543.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/campaigner-ludovic-kennedy-dies-aged-89-1805543.html <p> Distinguished broadcaster, author and campaigner Sir Ludovic Kennedy has died, his spokeswoman confirmed today. </p> News Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:53:26 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-secret-life-of-the-beard-1804746.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-secret-life-of-the-beard-1804746.html ]]> <p>All of a sudden, the trend of the autumn has shown its face, and it is hairy. As the temperature drops, an ancient way of keeping warm is back and bushy for on-trend men. The first signs were there at the GQ awards last month, but were slow to catch on – despite full-on facial hair being sported by three out of four members of Take That (Little Mark perhaps prefers to preserve the illusion that he still can't manage more than a babyish fuzz).</p> News Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/a-fine-farewell-irelands-sendoff-to-stephen-gately-1804866.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/a-fine-farewell-irelands-sendoff-to-stephen-gately-1804866.html ]]> <p>The world has "lost one of its brightest stars", the singer Ronan Keating told mourners who gathered yesterday for the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. </p> News Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/lord-rogers-wins-award-for-cancer-centre-1804941.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/lord-rogers-wins-award-for-cancer-centre-1804941.html ]]> <p>Three months after his design for the Chelsea barracks site was scuppered by Prince Charles, Lord Rogers has won a major architecture award for his work on a pioneering London cancer unit. </p> Architecture Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/ian-burrell-the-daily-mail-and-the-death-of-stephen-gately-1804016.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/ian-burrell-the-daily-mail-and-the-death-of-stephen-gately-1804016.html <p> "What a cold and nasty piece of gutter journalism"...."This is an absolutely revolting article"...."Shame on you Jan Moir", are just a tiny selection of soundbites from the outpouring of outrage on the Daily Mail's website following an extraordinary piece by one of the paper's best-known columnists, suggesting that the death of the Boyzone singer was not by natural causes, as an official announcement had stated. </p> Press Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:04:16 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/boyzone-overwhelmed-by-support-over-stephen-gatelys-death-1803945.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/boyzone-overwhelmed-by-support-over-stephen-gatelys-death-1803945.html ]]> <p> Stephen Gately's grief-stricken Boyzone bandmates said they were "truly overwhelmed" as they arrived in Majorca to bring the body of their best friend home. </p> News Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:30 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/walsh-to-miss-x-factor-for-gately-funeral-1803218.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/walsh-to-miss-x-factor-for-gately-funeral-1803218.html ]]> <p> X Factor judge Louis Walsh confirmed today that he will miss this weekend's shows while he attends Stephen Gately's funeral on Saturday. </p> News Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:03:10 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hairy-moment-for-tv-chef-king-1803177.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hairy-moment-for-tv-chef-king-1803177.html ]]> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> One of the Hairy Biker TV chefs needed hospital treatment after he came off his motorbike today. </p> News Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:24:58 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/man-held-after-leona-punched-at-book-signing-1803036.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/man-held-after-leona-punched-at-book-signing-1803036.html ]]> <p> Singer Leona Lewis was recovering today after being punched in the head as she signed books for fans. </p> News Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:25:58 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/meet-the-most-elegant-woman-in-paris-sorry-carla-but-its-not-you-1802832.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/meet-the-most-elegant-woman-in-paris-sorry-carla-but-its-not-you-1802832.html ]]> <p>It is turning into a poor week for the French first family. First, Nicolas Sarkozy was accused of nepotism for failing to curb the political ambitions of his 23-year-old son, Jean. Now the first lady has admitted that she has been seeing a psychiatrist for at least eight years. And even worse, a Sarkozy-supporting newspaper has conducted a poll to find the most chic woman in Paris – and Carla came fifth. </p> Europe Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wall-st-in-shock-at-sudden-death-of-lazard-chief-1802968.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/wall-st-in-shock-at-sudden-death-of-lazard-chief-1802968.html <p>Bruce Wasserstein, the legendary deal-maker whose aggressive tactics ushered in a new era of merger and acquisition battles, has died at the age of 61.</p> Business News Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/my-life-after-death-row-by-man-cleared-of-murder-1802606.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/my-life-after-death-row-by-man-cleared-of-murder-1802606.html ]]> <p> The twentieth of May 1999 is a date that will haunt John Thompson forever. It was the day he was going to die. Convicted in 1985 of first degree murder and an attempted carjacking three weeks later, the father-of-two from New Orleans was 24 when he arrived on death row in Louisiana’s notorious Angola prison. Over the course of his incarceration seven execution dates came and went, and as the final sweltering Deep South summer of the millennium approached he believed it would he his last. </p> News Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:41:08 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/heidi-klum-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-1802472.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/heidi-klum-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-1802472.html <p> "Project Runway" star Heidi Klum has given birth to her fourth child, a baby girl, her representatives said yesterday. </p> News Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:28:45 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/boyzone-singer-died-of-natural-causes-1802239.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/boyzone-singer-died-of-natural-causes-1802239.html ]]> <p>The Boyzone star Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post mortem examination concluded yesterday. The 33-year-old singer suffered a sudden attack of pulmonary oedema, an accumulation of fluid on the lungs. </p> News Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/lily-allen-wins-libel-damages-1801979.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/lily-allen-wins-libel-damages-1801979.html ]]> <p> Lily Allen accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages today over a claim that she made offensive remarks about the Beckhams and Ashley and Cheryl Cole. </p> News Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:14:43 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/former-flight-attendant-sues-oprah-over-sex-claim-1801643.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/former-flight-attendant-sues-oprah-over-sex-claim-1801643.html <p> Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career. Back in 1998 she won a Texas defamation case brought by cattlemen who weren't thrilled when she said she'd sworn off burgers on a show about mad cow disease. </p> News Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:18:08 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/could-you-really-stomach-blair-being-eu-president-1800923.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/could-you-really-stomach-blair-being-eu-president-1800923.html ]]> <p>Many hold him responsible for "war crimes" in Iraq, while others think he is only interested in piling up a vast fortune from speaking engagements and property. But there are still some in Europe who believe Tony Blair should be anointed as the first President of the EU this month. Last week, Mr Blair was in Canada posing for pictures at £180 a time. On Friday, he attended the commemoration at St Paul's for the soldiers who died in the Iraq war. This Tuesday, he will face more raw anger from families of soldiers when the first independent and public inquiry into the war begins in London.</p> Europe Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/star-sackings-1800319.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/star-sackings-1800319.html ]]> <p> In any job there are certain rules you just have to abide by, but some of these celebrity types think they can get away with murder - only to get shown the door. </p> News Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:47:29 +0100